Dandelion

Chapter 5

                                                                                  The Games of Fate

His hands made an attempt to reach behind my back as he kept pressing his soft lips against my neck and I instantly stepped away and put as much distance from him as I possibly could, using my free hand as a barrier between us, thing that made him give me a confused facial expression.

"What's wrong?" He uttered with a soft voice that the more I looked at him the more I realized how it suited him. Tian had white-colored hair and soft brown eyes that strangely took over all the attention on his face as they were really big and attractive. His small nose helped them be at sight more and his mouth that was also not too big made his face seem as if it was designed to focus someone's attention on his orbs. 

He sure was a sight too soft to feel threatening at that instant but he was still a stranger whom I didn't know if I could trust, despite the fact that he seemed to have a certain passion about Zein. Or so the hickey that left over the skin of my neck in such a short period of time, drove me to conclude.

"N-Nothing. I- I just didn't call you for that." I replied a bit awkwardly as I stepped back towards the couch in which I took a seat and hid the knife I was holding behind a pillow while my eyes never left his, just to be certain.

"You didn't? That sure is surprising. That's all you ever call me about." Tian stated as he approached me and instead of taking a seat on the couch as I was reasoning that he would do, he kneeled before me and opened my legs in order to position himself between them. 

To say that I was feeling highly uncomfortable with him having placed his arms on my thighs and his head above my legs while his gaze was looking at me, would have been an understatement but even though I reflexively tried to close my legs and regain my personal space from him, he opened them again to that position, making me grab his hands and give him a bothered stare. 

"Hey!" I yelled trying my best to not slap the heck out of this guy who has the audacity to behave like this with me. However the fact that he was not behaving like this with me but Zein soon hit me and that made me realize that my behavior at this instant may be conflicting with how she must have behaved with him in the past.

They seem to have had a really way too intimate of a relationship. Despite that, her boyfriend is someone else. Just what was this actress doing with her love life? This is beyond scandalous, if only I could scream right now, I definitely would have made even my neighbors deaf.

"What's with this behavior? I was just trying to cuddly you." Tian gazed at my eyes suspiciously and that made my blood froze for a second. I was in no place to make anyone doubt my identity but how are they expecting me to react nonchalantly at this? Heavens, you sure are testing my patience.

"S-Sorry" Was all I managed to say as I reluctantly proceeded to take my hands off of his and let him do what he was planning to do which proved to be a hug that wrapped around my waistline and his head that rested against my belly, warmly.

In the beginning, I couldn't help but feel incredibly stiff and uncomfortable in between his arms but as minutes passed in silence, I could feel the atmosphere soothing.

"Had a rough day? My baby. I have told you so many times. You have nothing to worry about. No matter who hates you, you have me who will always love you." He whispered softly, his voice sounding comforting even though those words weren't exactly for me.

He sure seemed like some who was fond of Zein, to not say in love with her and that somehow was enough to make me leave the thought of the knife that has behind the pillow that I was resting my back on, feeling as if I won't have the need to use it to defend me after all.

"Why will you always love me?"I questioned him as I brought my hand to caress a bit of his hair, in an attempt to make him comfortable in my touch and erase any weird thoughts my previous behavior could have brought to him.

He looked up at me and smiled, making me feel as if my question had sounded humorous to him because the response should have been obvious. Well to Zein it may have been but I barely know what the heck is going on around here. From all actresses, I had to come and be in the body of one that has a messed up life huh? This already feels too much for me. I barely had one boyfriend in my life yet here I am now, being asked to have two simultaneously and keep them a secret from everyone and each other, I assume.  I definitely went from splashing around in a puddle to being thrown in the deep ocean!

"Someone really seems weird today. What happened to make you this insecure? Did your dear Ren said anything that hurt your feelings?" He brought his hand and slowly left his fingers to caress my cheek, action that made me jolt up in my seat a bit but thankfully he didn't notice.

I looked at him in silence as I didn't know what to say. Was Ren the name of the boyfriend? I hope it is causing if she is involved with anyone else I seriously will start losing count. 

Tian gave me a pitied look as I said nothing then took hold of my hand and stood up, pulling me along with him. I was reluctant at first to follow him and made some resistance as he had pulled me away from the couch without me having the chance to get with me the knife I had there.

"Just come, we won't do anything that you don't feel like doing." He looked past his shoulder and told me before he started walking again, making me soon find myself again to the bedroom which I had left some minutes ago.

He walked to the bed and once right beside it he let go of my hand and started cleaning the things I had abandoned over the covers, that being the hand mirror, a notebook in which I had kept some notes and which was thankfully closed and the laptop which was still opened to the page of the newspaper article that talked about my death. The death of Amelia Lee.

I panicked as I saw him halting and taking a good look at the screen, the title of the article probably have gotten his attention. It was a really beautiful title I have to admit. 'Murder among the Dandelions'.

"Is this the reason why you are so off?" Tian uttered as he proceeded to look towards me, whose question had left me speechless and unsure of what to say.

"I know this villa was important to you but it doesn't matter if it got stained with someone's life." He added as he closed the laptop and returned in front of me, his arms soon taking hold of me sweetly and bringing me softly in his embrace.

"That villa will forever belong to you because it was made for you. Your birthday gift is not ruined by some mare blood. I will repair everything if you want. I will erase anyone's traces on that place if that's what you need. For it's your gift and only you have the right to access it." He spoke in his calm and comforting tone which this time didn't manage to soothe me at all. On the contrary, it had creeped me out as much as the new information which I got to know of, had surprised me.

My secret hideout. The villa which I always used to go to as if it was my own property. The place that felt to me like home more than any house I have actually lived in. My comforting space had an owner and that owner seemed to be non-other but Choi Zein.

The house I always dreamed of one-day possessing, is now practically mine yet no matter how much of a happy thought it may sound, I couldn't feel a positive emotion. All I felt was doubt and all I thought was' Why?'

Could this really be fate or was this a mare twist of my luck that was fulfilling my desires in this bizarre way?